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With Surreal Madness, Strange Boys Play ‘Funny Games’
CHICAGO– Imagine a film with no redeeming or uplifting emotional qualities with evil that tortures the soul, squirm-inducing narrative elements and a relentless anxiety that practically has us – like...
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Despite its Title, ‘The Strangers’ Actually a Familiar Repeat of Horror Film...
CHICAGO– Poor Liv Tyler. She’s stuck in a remote vacation home with nothing but the blank-stare acting of Scott Speedman to “save” her. What’s a rock daughter who becomes an actress to do? First, she...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Final Destination’ Succeeds in Making Death Boring
CHICAGO– In Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games,” a couple and their young son are subjected to a night of physical and psychological torture. Their captors are two smirking psychopaths who only aim to...
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Blu-Ray Review: Masterful ‘The White Ribbon’ Dissects Root of Evil
CHICAGO– Michael Haneke is one of our best living filmmakers, having already delivered at least one masterpiece in the amazing “Cache” and a few other notable works like “Funny Games,” “The Piano...
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Film Review: Horror Hits Home in Disturbing ‘In Their Skin’
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– The set-up for the domestic horror of “In Their Skin” immediately brings to mind excellent thrillers like Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games,” David Moreau & Xavier Palud’s...
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DVD Review: ‘In Their Skin’ Rips Off Michael Haneke, Tacks on Sentimental Finale
CHICAGO– I may never know how “In Their Skin” came into being, but I have a pretty good theory. Screenwriter/star Josh Close was so appalled by the unapologetic bleakness of Michael Haneke’s “Funny...
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